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AnnouncementsWe continue to enhance the CBIS to improve uptake and reward good compliance. Recent changes include:expansion onto more document controlled pathwaysimprovements to biosecurity directions issued for eligible prawn products and fresh stone fruit and cherries from the USA.moving fresh…
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Weekly Australian Climate,
Water and Agricultural Update
Key issues
For the week ending 16 November 2022, a combination of low-pressure systems, surface troughs and northerly flow brought rainfall to parts of northern, eastern and southern Australia. Weekly rainfall totals exceeding 50…
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Detect and Protect
An Australian biosecurity podcast
Series 2 Episode 2
Host: Casey Baines
Guest: Rachel Holdforth
Rachel Holdforth was one of the very first detector dog handlers. Rachel talks us through the initial pairing of detector dogs with handlers, matching dog and handler…
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The Quarantine Regulators Meeting (QRM), established in 2008, is an annual forum that connects government agencies responsible for or involved in biosecurity and border management.The QRM provides an opportunity for biosecurity agencies worldwide to discuss innovative topics, emerging issues, and…
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Extension of nectarine import risk analysis to peaches, plums and apricots from China - draft report
The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources is conducting a review of biosecurity import requirements for fresh peaches, plums and apricots from China.
The draft report includes risk assessments for identified quarantine pests and the proposed risk management measures in order to reduce…
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Rohan Nelson, Matthew Miller and Andrew Cameron
A new approach is needed
A challenge for ABARES medium-term forecasts of agricultural markets is that no reliable seasonal climate forecasts exist beyond the current growing season in southern Australia. To date, ABARES has addressed this…
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We have completed a review of import conditions for apiaceous vegetable seeds for sowing.
Updates
Implementation pause
We are reviewing the biosecurity status of pests considered in the review of apiaceous vegetable seeds for sowing, including consideration of new scientific information and…
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Release of the Final report for the non–regulated analysis of existing policy for the fresh lychee fruit from Taiwan and Vietnam
16 April 2013
A non-regulated analysis of existing policy
Why was…
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Final import risk analysis report for fresh decrowned pineapple fruit from Malaysia
Questions and Answers – 14 December 2012
Import risk analysis
Why was this import risk analysis undertaken?…
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Edwardsiella ictaluri – a significant pathogen of fish
Edwardsiella ictaluri, of theFamily Enterobacteriaceae, is a gram negative, rod–shaped bacterium that causes significant disease in a range of…
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